Canberra, Australia-based cloud computing services provider CloudCentral bought the intellectual property of San Mateo, US-based software firm DEY Storage Systems for an undisclosed amount in lieu of paying for third-party storage services.

Australian department store David Jones was acquired by South African retailer Woolworths in a deal valued USD2 billion, reported Ventures Africa.

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge arrived Wellington yesterday on a three week trip to New Zealand and Australia, prompted an increase in Internet flight searches and bookings to the country.

Barcelona, Spain-based online voting firm Scytl pocketed a $40 million investment from Palo Alto, US-based growth equity fund Vulcan Capital for its research and development as well as strategic acquisitions.

Auckland, New Zealand-based point-of-sale software provider Vend pocketed $20 million in a funding round led by Valar Ventures and Square Peg Capital to expand to North America and Europe.

Glebe, Australia-based business-to-business (B2B) publishing firm The Intermedia Group added beer and cider consumer publication Beer & Brewer Magazine for an undisclosed sum to beef up its liquor title portfolio.

Australian and Chinese authorities said that their planes have spotted possible debris from the missing flight MH370, reported The Guardian.

The Australian government is considering if it should surrender Peter Phillip Nash to the US authorities after he was indicted as one of the "small support staff" of alleged Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht, Reuters reported.

Pentagon has already spent USD2.5 million in search of the missing flight MH370 stretching from the South China Sea and into the Indian Ocean, reported NDTV.

The second day of the search for the missing flight MH370 in the new area in the Indian Ocean resulted to zero following reports from Australian authorities that debris were caught on satellite that could be from the missing jetliner.